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The Czech Republic’s current draft of a plan to legalize adult-use cannabis stops short of establishing a regulated market, focusing instead on possession and home cultivation, amid strategic governmental maneuvers and existing EU legal constraints.

A recent review published by a group of Canadian scientists suggests that cannabinoids could play a role in preventing and treating COVID-19 and Long-COVID.

California’s Department of Cannabis Control recently issued mandatory and voluntary recalls for specific cannabis products from Urban Therapies Distribution, LLC and Echsen Industries, LLC, due to health concerns related to mold and pesticide contamination

In the latest development from an ongoing legal battle involving the Navajo Nation, two tribal members have been formally charged with illegal marijuana cultivation. A lawyer for one of the defendants said that the facility was growing hemp, not marijuana.

A cannabis-friendly payment processor that used PIN debit transactions recently announced that it is shutting down. The company is also suing a financial services vendor for $500M in damages, alleging that they misrepresented their ability to deliver access to a payment gateway.

Is the DEA planning to change the scheduling status of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act? In a leaked letter to Congress, the agency has asserted their control over any decision about rescheduling or descheduling the plant.

An Oakland police officer was recently killed while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business, highlighting how federal inaction on cannabis policy has put workers, the general public, and law enforcement in greater danger.

Earlier this month, Alabama announced the winners of the state’s integrated medical cannabis licenses, making national headlines via their decision to award Trulieve — a publicly-traded company founded in Florida — the sole license reserved for “minority-owned” businesses. Other applicants are now suing the state, citing irregularities with the application scoring process.

While cannabis regulators in Vermont have advocated for the removal of a potency cap on concentrates, a recent report from the Vermont Department of Health has recommended keeping the cap in place.

A think-tank focused on taxation in the US has released a report detailing how federal cannabis legalization could generate over $8 billion in annual tax revenue.